How do I get to the JRC Ispra ?
A. The JRC gives you an excellent free 1:100,000 tourist map in your induction pack – after you have got there – so it is useless for its major purpose. Difficult points to watch for are (a) the motorway junction near the south end of Lago Maggiore: you can easily find yourself in Stresa on the wrong side of the lake, and (b) the roads in Sesto Calende: coming from Stresa (!): you have to double-back under the main bridge road to get on the shore-road north to Ispra. In Sesto Calende there are two signs for the JRC at adjacent junctions: the first is blue and white, the second is yellow on brown; both say “CCR Euratom”. When on the road north from Angera, do not take the first road to the right signposted “CCR Euratom” (which takes you to an unmarked junction nowhere in particular), take the second such signposted road (“centro Euratom”) which is Via Fermi and goes directly across the level crossing and up the hill to the main gate. There is a recommended driving route between Calais a
